NFCC Approved Reference Documents
Reference Documents for Inspection & Maintenance of Fire Safety Assets
Providing best practice guidance for inspecting Fire Doors, Fire Dampers, Firestopping & Cavity Barriers to Estate Teams, Maintenance Teams and Fire Officers of Healthcare, University and Residential buildings.
The Reference Documents explain how to inspect fire safety systems and assets in three different ways, and why this is critical in compliance with Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations.
RD1-3 Fire Door Inspections in Healthcare Buildings
Golden Thread Fire Delay are the sponsors of a hospital focussed fire door inspection Reference Document called ‘Fire Door Inspections in Healthcare Buildings’.
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RD2-1 Fire Damper, Fire Stopping & Cavity Barrier Inspections in Healthcare Buildings
Written by a NAHFO Working Group and sponsored by Golden Thread Fire Delay, our latest guide is tailored specifically for the healthcare sector. It aims to provide best practices for inspecting fire dampers, fire stopping systems, and cavity barriers in healthcare buildings.
RD3-1 Fire Door Inspections in Residential Buildings
Written by a BIM4 Housing Work Group, and sponsored by Golden Thread Fire Delay, this extensive guide is designed to share best practice for inspecting fire doors in residential buildings.
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RD7-1 Fire Door Inspections in University & College Buildings
This document was adapted by a Kings College London Working Group with the intention of sharing fire door inspection best practice to those responsible for delivering fire door compliance within the university and college sector. The First Edition was issued in April 2025.
RD8-1 Fire Damper, Firestopping & Cavity Barrier Inspection in University & College Buildings
Golden Thread Fire Delay are the sponsors of a university & college focussed fire door inspection Reference Document called ‘Fire Damper, Firestopping & Cavity Barrier Inspections in University & College Buildings’.
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To request a hard copy of any of the above Reference Documents, please get in touch with Golden Thread Fire Delay
Standards & Certification
Golden Thread Fire Delay is third party accredited under BRE / LPCB schemes LPS 1197 for fire door inspection & remediation, LPS 1271 for fire door installations, & FIRAS (Warrington Exova) accredited for our other Passive Fire Protection installation services - see more information »
